Philanthropist and NRI entrepreneur Dr Ronald Colaco has received rare recognition from the Karnataka Police for his decades-long contribution to public service, police infrastructure development and efforts to promote communal harmony in the state.

Fears of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), commonly known as monkey disease, have resurfaced in the Malnad region following the death of a suspected patient from Thirthahalli taluk.

An 18-year-old youth was taken into custody on Wednesday for allegedly setting fire to a house in Uttara Kannada district, police said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar joined many others to condole the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash on Wednesday.

Three men allegedly robbed gold ornaments and cash from a jewellery shop at Dasanapura here, threatening the staff at a gun point, police sources said on Tuesday.

Four men have been arrested in Kalaburagi on charge of hacking a man with lethal weapons and pelting stones at him under the limits of Station Bazaar Police Station recently.

A tragic incident involving the deaths of two men by suicide has been reported from Gummanur village in Davanagere taluk, allegedly triggered by marital discord and subsequent mental distress.

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the bail application filed by MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the murder case of Yogesh Gowda Gowdar, a BJP member from the Hubballi Zilla Panchayat constituency in Dharwad.